Film and Television Department offers its students a comprehensive education program that incorporates theoretical and practical knowledge required in professional and academic careers. Our department aims to provide students the theoretical background, culture, education, and skills for creating and analyzing fiction and non-fiction audio-visual products for cinema, television, radio, and new media.

Bahçeşehir University’s Public Relations Department aims to educate communication professionals who specialize in all fields of public relations, which is one of the basic functions of modern management, in a variety of areas which include corporate communication and reputation management.

Revolutionary changes in news gathering and news writing through new media devices require a new educational program. Our motive is to construct a new curriculum that includes training in new modes of communication and news content production.

The main mission of the Department of Journalism is to graduate students who can produce news stories and other content for traditional (print) and digital journalism; can design and publish the produced content in appropriate formats; can use interactive and participatory features of digital media; can use the opportunities provided by the internet in practicing journalism; have the qualities of media literacy; act in accordance with the ethical values of the journalism profession.

To ensure that individuals with critical thinking and social sensitivity who can create academic content in the ever-evolving media sector are trained. To educate contemporary academicians, researchers and scientists with extensive academic knowledge. To create an academic basis at an academic level that can have multidisciplinary cooperation with other disciplines in the field of theoretical foundation with the knowledge to determine the importance of the media.

Under the communication framework, it is aimed to educate the students who have the knowledge to determine the importance of the relations with the public, to define the work they do on the field, to educate the individuals who are highly sensitive to the environment, and to be aware of the theoretical background of the activities they carry out. The Public Relations and Publicity Department has also undertaken the task of raising qualified academicians in the field. With its strong academic staff, with the support it receives from the sector, it does not only educate professionals in the sector but also has the task of contributing to the academic field.

The current growth of media technologies promises a wide range of possibilities for the creative industry. Global markets have been focusing on 8 core areas for the growth of the creative industry: (1) Design, (2) Film Production, (3) Music, (4) Moving and Interactive Media, (5) Computer Games, (6) Advertising, (7) Gastronomy, and (8) Tourism. The creative industry particularly needs professionals who are well versed and have the capacity to engage in innovative uses of new displaying technologies, social networks, and computerized entertainment. Also, the creative industry requires professionals who are able to think across different communication platforms, who are highly knowledgeable about consumption trends and who can develop new methods to be responsive to expectations and the needs of the consumers, not only in Turkey but all over the world.

In addition to education and scientific studies, great attention is attached to the social and cultural development of students in our university. In this framework, our students organize various activities within the Public Relations and Advertising Club that they have created.

The aim of this department is to educate experts in Public Relations and Advertising – which is becoming one of the most important professions of our contemporary world – in such a way that they will be competent on both local and global platforms.

This program aims to explore the impact of new media technologies on cultural and social developments.

Journalism has an important function for the continuity of knowledge sharing in the public field and for informing people about local and global events. In these respects, for the sake of correct and fair news flow, reporter candidates have to get appropriate training in line with the needs of the profession.

From the most ancient times that can be traced back to the present, civilization and humanity owe their material and moral cultural development primarily to the level of communication forms and especially to the power of expression that they have gained in visual arts.

Companies produce products and services to cater to the needs and demands of the target market. In order to succeed, companies and brands need to create awareness within the target market and have a positive image. This requires enormous effort in the globally competitive environment.

Companies produce products and services to cater to the needs and demands of the target market. In order to succeed, companies and brands need to create awareness within the target market and have a positive image. This requires enormous effort in the globally competitive environment.

A significant revolution has taken place in the communication world as a result of the development of new communication technologies, especially those related to the web and Internet. With the spread of the Internet and communication technologies throughout the world under the influence of globalization, new communication fields emerged with their own characteristics.

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Our main objective is to raise individuals who are able to grasp cause-effect relationships, analyze and solve problems, be productive, self-confident, respectful to nature and human, and aware of their social responsibilities.

To train public relations  professionals who have high communication skills, can use communication technologies effectively, analyze the current period well and create communication strategies in this context

The environment in which communication takes place has dramatically changed in recent years, making it necessary to reconsider the ways public relations and advertisement is taught. Our department aims to develop students’ critical and analytical skills by providing them not only with a solid social sciences training but also with the necessary tools to adapt to an ever-changing environment. Preparing students for the business world being a priority of our Department, we give our students the opportunity to follow real life situations through case studies, conducting conferences with renowned professionals, and internship opportunities in communication agencies, media companies, and other private institutions.

The classes are held in Turkish and students are required to follow a one year English preparatory class followed by a four year undergraduate program. Students eager to learn a second foreign language may choose between Russian, Chinese, and German. Accomplished students are allowed to apply for a double major or a minor program and may also study abroad within the framework of Erasmus programs.